Re: PDML Annual makes it to Toronto and Sunderland

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Fernando fer.p...@gmail.com wrote: Just got it. What can I say that hasn't been said already? I'm just thankful that I've been given the chance to share a space with all you talented photographers. I can't praise enough the editing job, the sequencing is marvelous. Excellent stuff.

Re: PDML PHOTO ANNUAL 2008-2009 Book Review TEASE

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Billy-Jo McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Mar 2, 2009, at 01:27 , Bob W wrote: Actually you can. There are adapters available, and on *some* bodies the lenses will fit without removal of the aperture lever. Ack I said 'aperture lever' !! Take cover --

RE: Samsung NX

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: As expected, it doesn't look like a Pentax clone. Different control layout, different flash contacts, and so on. And no, it doesn't feature a K bayonet. I bet we won't see a sister model at Pentax booth.

Re: to MARK or not to MARK

2009-03-03 Thread m.9.wilson
John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Mark Roberts ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. I think the ...but feel free to have useless discussions anyway. line deserves to be in the annual quotations list, but since Mark is the keeper of that list, was it

Re: on paper

2009-03-02 Thread m.9.wilson
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 3/1/2009 8:45:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cotty...@mac.com writes: On 1/3/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: The whole enterprise is about greed. Rubbish. It's about exploring strange new worlds and new civilisations. It's

Re: Second version of the lens case

2009-03-02 Thread m.9.wilson
Don't forget to have a space for some sort of dessicant. Although dessicant brings its own problems, watertight cases keep water in as well as out. Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Interesting indeed, Larry - I'm thinking about recycling some old .50 ammo metalic boxes,

Re: Samsung NX

2009-03-02 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Dario Bonazza Subject: Re: Samsung NX As expected, it doesn't look like a Pentax clone. Different control layout, different flash contacts, and so on. And no, it doesn't feature a K bayonet. I bet we

Re: Samsung NX

2009-03-02 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Although I am a great believer in form following function, truth for me is that all these bridge cameras are as ugly as smacked backsides. You are Scottish, not English,

Re: Old photograph, new PESO

2009-02-26 Thread m.9.wilson
Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/25/09, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d406406.htm A black white medium format shot from GFM. I tried lightening it up a bit, but decided I liked this dark

Re: PESO: One of my favourite spots - now with sound!

2009-02-26 Thread m.9.wilson
Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de wrote: Started as a hobby in teenage years, then I made the terrible mistake of turning it into a profession Mark! A primal truth. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Pentax SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 Lens or Pentax SMC DA Lens - 40 mm - F/2.8

2009-02-26 Thread m.9.wilson
Greetings. For what you want to do, all other things being approximately equal, faster (lower F number) is better. Amirkambiz Hamedanizadeh amirkam...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Pentax colleagues, I want to buy a lens for indoor and night shooting. I wonder which of the following lenses

Re: GESO - More Ice Race Photos

2009-02-25 Thread m.9.wilson
Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Bloody hell! Are these guys actually riding bicycles on ice? Is this a Canadian thing? Not necessarily. I've done it in the UK about four or five times. For a grand total of about two milliseconds. Cheers Brian

Re: GESO - More Ice Race Photos

2009-02-25 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: GESO - More Ice Race Photos Brian Walters supera1...@fastmail.fm wrote: Bloody hell! Are these guys actually riding bicycles on ice? Is this a Canadian

Re: OT: Pin back yer Britneys for some rabbit, 'appen.

2009-02-23 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Especially for Boris, some examples of genuine Cockney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ak5vYS0tvg http://www.dailymotion.com/channelbee/video/x7h2pt_cockney-star-trek_fun and the final scenes from the best British gangster movie ever made:

Re: From the Peak

2009-02-23 Thread m.9.wilson
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Hey, we're digital now and we don't have to do standard sized photos unless we want to. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: Another stupid computer question

2009-02-23 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: So, I have this really high strung Windows box, and every now and again it does something completely inexplicable. It's latest is on boot-up, it decides it can't start the video card: Code 10, device cannot be started And the card runs in VGA

Re: OT: Irish jokes and Polish jokes

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: And all Poles with a drivers license are now on the international terrorist watch list no doubt. stan Have you _seen_ them drive? [Sorry, Tomek, couldn't resist 8-)] On Feb 19, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Bob W wrote: you couldn't make it

PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
This is just a thought to try to bump up the proceeds for the charity. If we send a copy around all contributors to sign, we could then ebay (or otherwise) it. Each contributor pays (or other wise arranges) to move the book on to the next signee. Problems: time - this will undoubtedly take

Re: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 2/20/2009 1:24:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com writes: This is just a thought to try to bump up the proceeds for the charity. If we send a copy around all contributors to sign, we could then ebay (or otherwise)

Re: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: Sounds fun. However, I wonder if we would be able to recover all the expenses on postage among contributors with the presumably higher selling price of the book... I don't anticipate recovering any of the postage costs. If not, maybe it would

RE: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Malcolm Smith malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi Mike, This is just a thought to try to bump up the proceeds for the charity. If we send a copy around all contributors to sign, we could then ebay (or otherwise) it. Each contributor pays (or other wise arranges) to move

RE: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
That's why I've asked everyone to reply offlist. I don't want anyone to feel obliged when they are the one who will be covering a large protion of the cost. Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: If it happens, it should be done with a book with a replaceable dust jacket. I can imagine

Re: ot - lurking for a while, but still here

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Take care. Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: Well, first I'd like to thank you all for your kind words and support during those nightmare days my family and I went through recently. I'm having little time to participate actively, for wich I apologize. To worsen matters,

Re: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Mike, That's a nice idea, maybe Pentax could bid on it. :-) Logistics sounds frightening, but doable. As an alternative, how about adding a signature page to the book? We each scan our signatures, send them off to you, and you + Mark Roberts

Re: PDML annual contributors - please read.

2009-02-20 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: PDML annual contributors - please read. Mike, That's a nice idea, maybe Pentax could bid on it. :-) Logistics sounds frightening, but doable. As an alternative, how about

Re: film scanners

2009-02-19 Thread m.9.wilson
Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com wrote: Has anyone any experience with the Canoscan 4400? It's only about $100. I know the quality probably wouldn't be the greatest, but the primary purpose of this scanner would be low-res scans for the web that look better than what

Re: Whats with recent Pentax Camera names?

2009-02-19 Thread m.9.wilson
Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Graydon wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 05:32:49PM -0500, JC OConnell scripsit: Are they that thick headed/uncreative that they cant think of new model names? Its not like cars where you have a '75 KM and a '09 KM. They are both model KM(K-M).

Re: The PDML Annual Has Arrived!

2009-02-19 Thread m.9.wilson
eactiv...@aol.com wrote: Wow, that was fast. Wonder if they are in California? Ordered on the day of release, not due to be dispatched for another five days... Smaller than I thought it would be, Forward still spelled wrong, and they only used the 2008 Quote List (I was

Re: PDML annual is a Blurb best seller!

2009-02-19 Thread m.9.wilson
frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: I took a quick glance at their forums a couple years ago and didn't see any reason to stay. Today, I surfed over there and clicked a few random threads.

Re: 11 years

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com wrote: David Savage wrote: 2009/2/16 Doug Franklin jehosep...@mindspring.com: William Robb wrote: Sort of set the tone for my participation.. Every forum needs at least one of you. :-) For Gods sake why? Just to keep things exciting.

Re: GESO: Ocala Breakfast Flight

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Oxford looks very different from above. Winter flooding. Good start for Stefan. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: PESO - Six

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I've been regularly chatting with this lady (a regular panhandler outside a mall near our apartment) for a while now, always with my camera, but I've never asked to take her photo. A friend was with her on the weekend, and he asked if I'd

Re: film scanners

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com wrote: What would you all recommend for a good, reasonably priced film scanner? I'm thinking in the $200-300 range. Minie. But you probably wouldn't like the postage cost. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: film scanners

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Nick David Wright pedalingpr...@yahoo.com wrote: What would you all recommend for a good, reasonably priced film scanner? I'm thinking in the $200-300 range. Mine. But you probably wouldn't like the postage cost. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: GESO: Ocala Breakfast Flight

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 17/2/09, eactiv...@aol.com, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like fun. Although I wouldn't have a lot of confidence in the guy holding up and reading the instructions right in front of the instrument panel. 1. Wind up the big rubber band. 2.

RE: FF pentax DSLR

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Bob W wrote: Leviticus 42:7 - And God spake unto Moses saying Yea, enter not into the bedchamber of a moose, nor any ungulate nor antlered beast of the North, for they are for the Canadians even unto the 40th generation. Neither shalt

Re: Whats with recent Pentax Camera names?

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: I would say that K2000 is ONLY for the US and K-m is for the rest. They know where you live, JCO. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: FF pentax DSLR

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/2/09, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: And there arose in the land of Israel a mighty wailing and a gnashing of the teeth and the people of Israel cried out unto the Lord, saying Lord! Are we not thy chosen people and hast thou not anointed us to

Re: PESO - Six

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:01 AM, m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Easy. It's 4+2. A subtle hint to the universal answer. smacks self on forehead Subtle? How could I have missed it. It's so obvious! It is heavily disguised.

Re: FF pentax DSLR

2009-02-18 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: NEXT TIME, PUT SOME THOUGH INTO THIS. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

RE: Good News

2009-02-17 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: It's no good asking Cotty to speak Cockney, he's from Oxford. To speak Cockney properly you have to have been born within the sound of Bow Bells. Once a month (whether required or not) a Cockney will take a barf in 'o' wa'er. It's one of their

Re: 11 years (was: 4 years)

2009-02-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Antonio Aporicio, erstwhile Professor of astronomy? AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/2/16 Subash pdml.l...@gmail.com: hilarious. i presume some of you must really be missing the good old times ;-)) hmmm... The Mafudian era was not among those. Speaking of trolls, there

Re: MTO 1100mm, the Beast

2009-02-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Beaker mbea...@mac.com wrote: Rig up a way to hold a telescope eyepiece, and you have a nice little 'scope for visual use. Pentax has already done it for you. http://kmp.bdimitrov.de/lenses/adapters/monocular.jpg Nice grab- never figured that drinking and e-baying would work that

11 years

2009-02-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Mail-archive only carries back to December 2000. But this is one of the messages from that month. == WOW!! Bill Owens Sun, 31 Dec 2000 13:36:44 -0800 In my nearly three years of chatting with you folks I honestly believe

Re: 11 years

2009-02-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com wrote: Mhm. I follow you on this. Spooky indeed. Should not judge a book by the cower, but the guy looks like a neonazi. -- MaritimTim Someone, somewhere, has a page of PDML self portraits (it's not the PUG gallery) with another version. Believe me, he

Re: That's it I'm Done with Digital (for now)

2009-02-12 Thread m.9.wilson
Evan Hanson impossibletot...@earthlink.net wrote: I was so angry I was on the verge of cursing. Mark! (and my sympathies) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway

2009-02-12 Thread m.9.wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: IF I were to get my shit together enough to attend the PDML GFM this year, what would it take? Fly into Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Roanoke? Who would be passing by and could pick me up? Need to bring my own tent etc.? Food?

Re: PESO - Kertesz in Toronto

2009-02-12 Thread m.9.wilson
Christine Aguila cagu...@earthlink.net wrote: Sometimes I see great work it's so motivating. Other times I see great work I think to myself, Who am I kidding? Mark! If nobody else already has. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Cotty wrote: Beautiful shot, and I love the rendering you've achieved... but, when did the Seine lean to the right? Yeah. Doesn't it bank to the left? Glad to see you're adroit of the situation. Well to be otherwise would be quite

Re: PDML book challenge

2009-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to obtain the proper autograph for every photo in the book. In these straitened times, I'm afraid that mine is available only on a purely commercial basis. (Did I just assume that I made the

Re: PDML Book: Uploaded and underway -- GFM?

2009-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: David J Brooks wrote: It's a hoot, and you get to met some really nice people, and Doug Brewer. okay, strike one... At least he spelled your name correctly. This time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: 50 Famous Views of Paris

2009-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...more or less. This is a selection of stuff from my weekend in Paris. Nothing brilliant, mainly streetlife. I'm always disappointed with my photos of Paris - I have such high expectations and hopes before I go, thinking that I will get something

Re: 50 Famous Views of Paris

2009-02-11 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: ...more or less. This is a selection of stuff from my weekend in Paris. Nothing brilliant, mainly streetlife. I'm always disappointed with my photos of Paris - I have such high expectations and hopes before I go, thinking that I will get something

Re: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've just spent a long weekend in Paris, and couldn't resist stealing from, er, paying homage to, the master: http://www.web-options.com/idlc.jpg More HCB-related stuff to follow, including a

RE: HCBilia (RE: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-10 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I hope this doesn't make people feel too bilious! http://www.web-options.com/HCBilia/ When I was at the Fondation HCB I bought a copy of this DVD boxed set: http://www.maurice-pialat.net/Articles/cartier-bresson/cartier -bresson.htm

RE: are all our Aussies ok?

2009-02-09 Thread m.9.wilson
Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in Sydney, which is safe. The fires near here didn't get very bad. Melbourne's summer climate is much more arid than Sydney's, so fires there are more frequently close to the flashpoint at which vapourised eucalyptus oil in the

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-09 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've just spent a long weekend in Paris, and couldn't resist stealing from, er, paying homage to, the master: http://www.web-options.com/idlc.jpg I do like the last century rendition. More HCB-related stuff to follow, including a photo of his first

Re: Blatant rip-off

2009-02-09 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I've just spent a long weekend in Paris, and couldn't resist stealing from, er, paying homage to, the master: http://www.web-options.com/idlc.jpg More HCB-related stuff to follow, including a photo of his first Leica, and one of his front door. HBC

RE: Why all this obsession with taking pictures? (was RE: Pentaxlookspretty good )

2009-02-06 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.web-options.com/Pick2008/content/_6207822_large.html Which one's Morris? cheers, frank The one next to Austin. Austin's the one dancing allegro, in case you can't spot him. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: Why all this obsession with taking pictures? (was RE:Pentaxlookspretty good )

2009-02-06 Thread m.9.wilson
Anthony Farr farranth...@gmail.com wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Sent: Friday, 6 February 2009 8:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Why all this obsession with taking

Re: PDML Book Participants: Got a web site?

2009-02-04 Thread m.9.wilson
Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: Here's a list of PDML book participants for whom I *don't* have web sites: Mike Wilson Nothing I'm willing to admit to in public. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

RE: Film-days

2009-02-04 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: In the end only 2 things really matter: where you point the lens, and when you press the shutter. Beyond that you need to be able to control the size of the hole, how long you keep it open, what's in focus, and how sensitive the film/sensor is. That's 5

Re: Film-days

2009-02-03 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Jens Subject: Film-days Hello Sometimes I want the film-days back. Imagine how easy it is to shoot some film and have a good lab develop the prints. The lab will darken the too bright images, correct

RE: Snow

2009-02-02 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://www.web-options.com/Snow/ For the life of me, I can't work out what the big, blue stripe behind the Morris is. http://www.web-options.com/Snow/content/_2010347_large.html Snow is fun - _no_ senior management at work today. Time

Re: Snow

2009-02-02 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: It's been snowing here this evening, and looks set to continue. It's very unusual for London - the pollution normally melts it all - so I went out earlier this evening to take a few snaps of my street, a boatyard more or less at the end of the street,

Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

2009-01-30 Thread m.9.wilson
Luiz Felipe luiz.fel...@techmit.com.br wrote: I'll be needing your credit card number... LF tough part will be decision between a super seven, a stratos or a chimaera... Lucky you. The tough part for me will be deciding which part of my anatomy to lose so that I can get into any

Re: Peso Birds, Boo and Snow

2009-01-30 Thread m.9.wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: On Jan 29, 2009, at 07:56 , frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:27 AM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote: Most cats do. There's a special sort of noise that cats make when they are watching birds just outside the window -

Re: New guy, Introduction

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Larry, What is your single malt scotch choice? From the array of glass pictured, it appears you may have sampled them all. ;) Ever tried a *Welsh* single-malt whisky? No kidding, there is one (and

RE: GESO: Toby

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Congratulations! It's good to be an uncle. Bob Except for the bit about having to buy furniture to store your sister's pen. But congratulations anyway. I have a shiny new nephew today. Likes his slumber, he does.

Re: peso: once upon a time: Montevideo

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Luiz Felipe wrote: Christian, Frank and Godfrey - I tought it to be a Bugatti, but a friend told me later this would be a Maserati. I wanted a different angle of light but there was a crown arriving so I just kept shooting where I had

RE: New guy, Introduction

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: whatever the Welsh call their language (Welsh? some flavor of Gaelic?) The English call it Welsh. The Welsh call it Cymraeg. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/ Laphroig: 'Lafree Islay: 'Eye luh Dunlaoghaire: Dunleary If you drink

Re: OT: The Calm Photographer

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Love the little bull fighter move (up onto his toes) as the car passes. Lucky none of the flying parts hit him. Regards, Bob S. Watch the camera strap. _That's_ close. You would have to hope that it snapped instead of providing 0-60-0

Re: EVIL cameras

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: Dario, EVIL's the term that's been in use to refer to this sort of design for a while, but a marketable term is needed. -Adam You are right; it's in the marketing. Digital, Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens. On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:06

Re: New guy, Introduction

2009-01-29 Thread m.9.wilson
Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com wrote: Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: Jack Davis wrote: Larry, What is your single malt scotch choice? From the array of glass pictured, it appears you may have sampled them

Re: PESO: 20091020-Snow1

2009-01-23 Thread m.9.wilson
John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: Sometimes we get too close to our own work and can't see the forest for the trees. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: PESO - True Grit

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: Definite stock exchange worker. Or financial advisor Or customer of either. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO - True Grit

Re: OT: True Brit

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Interesting story here about the way the British chaps behaved on the Titanic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7843154.stm Our Dave Savage? I get the impression he doesn't live in Queenland. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: True Brit

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/1/22 Bob W p...@web-options.com: Interesting story here about the way the British chaps behaved on the Titanic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7843154.stm Our Dave Savage? Not me. I draw stuff (but not conclusions) Be

Re: OT: True Brit

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan Subject: Re: OT: True Brit Nah, Canadians only complain when the beer runs out. We really complain then the food service person stops bringing us beer and the weather is too cold to crawl

Re: We shall overcome um um, some day

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Great heading, quite appropriate these days ;-) But... Where have all the flowers gone? Hiding, because a hard rain's gonna fall. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: We shall overcome um um, some day

2009-01-22 Thread m.9.wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: They last much longer if they are placed on a pedestal and worshipped. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: PESO: 20091020-Snow1

2009-01-21 Thread m.9.wilson
John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: I've had this image in my head for about 30 years now, and have never been able to do anything with it until now. Never would have been able to do this with film. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/3214812646/ I can think of two ways,

Re: The NYC cabbie photographer

2009-01-21 Thread m.9.wilson
Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: He just had a seat full of single use film cameras and shot pictures as he frove by buildings, Frove? don't you mean frived? To frive - the act of fotographing whilst driving. q.v. It's a frive-by, Sarge. People are

Re: The NYC cabbie photographer

2009-01-21 Thread m.9.wilson
David Savage ozsav...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/1/21 m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com: Ken Waller kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote: He just had a seat full of single use film cameras and shot pictures as he frove by buildings, Frove? don't you mean frived? To frive

Re: PESO - True Grit

2009-01-21 Thread m.9.wilson
frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I watched this guy for about ten blocks before he got off. He sat motionless in the pose you see here. Didn't look out the window (my favourite thing to do in a streetcar or bus!) wasn't looking about within the streetcar, wasn't

Re: OT - Coll video

2009-01-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Are there ever bikini babes on English beaches? ...mostly cold and overcast, never bikini weather. Regards, Bob S. If you called that an English beach whilst you were there, your gizzards would be used to make haggis. For the seagulls.

RE: OT - Coll video

2009-01-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com Sent: 19 January 2009 09:53 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - Coll video Cotty

RE: The NYC cabbie photographer

2009-01-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: He just had a seat full of single use film cameras and shot pictures as he frove by buildings, Frove? don't you mean frived? To frive - the act of fotographing whilst driving. q.v. It's a frive-by, Sarge. People are gonna sue! -- PDML

RE: The NYC cabbie photographer

2009-01-20 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: He just had a seat full of single use film cameras and shot pictures as he frove by buildings, Frove? don't you mean frived? To frive - the act of fotographing whilst driving. q.v. It's a frive-by, Sarge. People are gonna sue!

Re: OT - Coll video

2009-01-19 Thread m.9.wilson
Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 18/1/09, AlunFoto, discombobulated, unleashed: Microsoft does not support MPEG-4. See near the bottom of this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992/en-us How dismal is that! Runs fine on the latest version of Window Media Player. Excellent

Re: OT - Coll video

2009-01-19 Thread m.9.wilson
David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: I could have done much more if I had my waders with me I thought that was our little secret. The Swarfega is the secret. Whoops! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT PESO - BANG!!!

2009-01-19 Thread m.9.wilson
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: My view may be biased, but it's mine, and I'm stickin' with it. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow

Re: SDHC - Ultra 2 or 3

2009-01-19 Thread m.9.wilson
John Graves jh.gra...@verizon.net wrote: John Graves WA1JG Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com Subject: Re: SDHC - Ultra 2 or 3 On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 4:39

Re: OT - No More Plane

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: OT - No More Plane The other big celebrity death of the day, Mr. Roarke: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090114.wmontalban0114/BNStory/Entertainment/home

Re: PESO - Goshawk

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote: Dear gang, Thanks for all the comments on my past PESOS the last couple of days. I will address the comments more broadly when I get back to Oslo. For now, here's a taste of today's production. Tomorrow will be my last day up here, and I'm going back

Re: SDHC - Ultra 2 or 3

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: The K20 buffer is large enough that, unless you are a tail gunner, you probably won't fill the buffer no matter which card you use. Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: SDHC - Ultra 2 or 3

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Cory Waters cbwat...@bellsouth.net wrote: I just got two Sandisc Ultra II 4GB cards at Amazon for under $14... The times we livein in man... I tell ya. Cory Heard on the radio this morning that bulk iron ore carriers that were hiring at $250,000/day last summer are now available at

Re: Pipe dream

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I have a little pipe dream, which will always remain just that, of having a small place in Dorset with a bit of a cider-apple orchard. I love orchards, and harvest time. This wonderful photo / audio essay from Devon reminds me of a time when I was

Re: OT - No More Plane

2009-01-16 Thread m.9.wilson
William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote: - Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT - No More Plane On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Mark Roberts msrobert...@ysu.edu wrote: frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 2:36 PM, William Robb

Re: OT: I am not a number, I am a free man!

2009-01-15 Thread m.9.wilson
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7829267.stm utter trivia The modern version of car he drives in the opening sequence (visually, almost identical to the 1966 model) was named Top Gear's 2008 car of the year. /utter trivia The Prisoner is a

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